<p>There was one question about the Collectioner magazine. The person was relying more on old writhers “rather than” or “than” the new writers. </p>
<p>What did you guys put for that?</p>
<p>95% sure the answer was than. May be wrong</p>
<p>And I put Sparsely as well. Space means thinly, meager, austere- it doesn’t fit.</p>
<p>Sparsely can also describe how often something occurs during a period of time. Look at:</p>
<p><a href=“sparsely definition - Google Search”>sparsely definition - Google Search;
<p>it was than.</p>
<p>Feels good that i’m not alone @allrus x)</p>
<p>look up now and then <a href=“now and then definition - Google Search”>now and then definition - Google Search; what is the first word in the definition.</p>
<p>**** I put rather than.</p>
<p>Now and then seemed too informal.</p>
<p>I would pick an adverb over an idiom.</p>
<p>Occasionally/Now and Then/Sparsely/and some other answer choice…?</p>
<p>I’m going by dictionary definitions, and, if you recall, the passage wasn’t too formal…? Sparsely might work, but it’s awkward diction; therefore, answer is Sparsely.</p>
<p>Want to go by dictionary definitions? Sparsely: Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals</p>
<p>[sparsely</a> - definition of sparsely by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.](<a href=“Sparsely]sparsely - definition of sparsely]sparsely by The Free Dictionary”>Sparsely - definition of sparsely by The Free Dictionary)</p>
<p>Again, I don’t think idioms can be right.</p>
<p>Widely spaced intervals-that’s an extreme.
Dictionary definition of now and then is literally ‘occasionally’.</p>
<p>For the one about visual storage and with the options being no change, no environmental controls, etc. I put no change. No environmental controls would mean it would be subject to the elements. The no change led into the next sentence because the no change talked about how it had to stay in one place for the entire time, and the next sentence talked about how varying conditions could damage the paintings.</p>
<p>i put sparsely too, hopefully that was right because if not my 36 on english is gone :(</p>
<p>Now and then is an idiom… this shouldn’t even have to be discussed.</p>
<p>The majority of people got sparsely… just b/c u missed 1 doesn’t mean you should rage so much.</p>
<p>You can’t even prove why you are right.</p>
<p>1) I showed you the dictionary definition for both of them.
2) The passage was by no means formal.
3) If anything, sparsely didn’t fit into the general word choice of the passage.</p>
<p>Since when does ACT test on the “general word choice” of a passage?</p>
<p>Also, the definition of sparsely fits perfectly fine. It shows a rare occurrence, which all the other options did as well.</p>
<p>Further evidence: “adverbs of frequency are sometimes placed at the beginning of a sentence.”</p>
<p>[How</a> to Use Adverbs - English Adverb Grammar Rules](<a href=“http://esl.about.com/od/grammarforbeginners/a/adverb_use.htm]How”>What Is an Adverb in English Grammar?)</p>
<p>Is your argument for “now and then” really that sparsely is not often enough…?</p>
<p>Also, I would like for you to point out any example in which an idiom was the correct answer…</p>